Which to use
“cachez” and “cracher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,283
- “cachez” frequency rank
- #10,478
- “cracher” frequency rank
- 36761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cachez | cracher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cacher. | Projeter par la bouche de la salive, de la pituite ou toute autre mucosité des voies respiratoires. |
Where the eye mixes cachez and cracher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cachez and cracher
A purely visual mix-up. cachez (\ka.ʃe\) and cracher (\kʁa.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cachez is recorded at frequency rank #26,283, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʃe\. cracher is at rank #10,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁa.ʃe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36761, this pair ranks #267,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cachez vs cracher
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "cachez": z. Private to "cracher": r.
"cachez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cracher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cachez" and "cracher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cachez" vs "cracher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cachez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cracher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cachez" and "cracher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cachez vs coaches". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #267,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.